Wednesday, September 18, 2013

I love wearing and making shrugs - They are simple to crochet and stay put when you wear them!

This is the Bridal Shrug that I found as a free pattern on the Lion Brand website. You can download it here. The pattern calls for Vanna's Glamour Yarn (which is a beautiful yarn) but I was looking for a project to use some yarn that I had bought at last year's CGOA conference.

This shrug worked up very quickly and turned out great in the variegated yarn I used. The shell pattern looks pretty on the back and I loved the shell edging all around.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

While vacationing in the mountains recently I hid 2 more rocks near a beautiful river.

Susan, from Virginia, quickly found this rock I like to call, "Heart Rock Wrap".

It is a new rock covering design that I enjoyed working on while sitting by the river where it was hid.

I was so pleased to receive an email from Susan who also crochets and crafts (she knits, too)! She appreciates it as the treasure and art it was meant to be. I hope it will be a remembrance of the time she spent with her family as well.

There are 4 more rocks to be found - see page on the left for more details and let us know if you found one of them.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

This is one of my summer crochet projects that I enjoyed working on in between my design deadlines. It is the Isolde Shawlette by Wendy Lewis. It appeared in Crochet! magazine - Summer 2013 issue.

In the magazine Wendy's design is actually for 2 shawls - one smaller version that I completed above and an extended version that adds more rows to make a large shawl. I chose the smaller one since I wanted something very lightweight for summer wear.

I used Omega's Sinfonia cotton yarn in the color Coral. (I loved the Lapis Blue the pattern called for but I already have many projects in blue.) I also added beads all along the edge in each picot. The beads add a fun touch of sparkle and help weight the edge of the shawl down to show-off its pretty shape. I also found that it needed a pin to close it up in the front to prevent it from falling off my shoulders.

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